Louis I of Bourbon

Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279-22 January 1341) was the first Duke of Bourbon, reigning from 1327 to 1341 and preceding Peter I of Bourbon.

Biography
Louis was the son of Count Robert of Bourbon, the son of King Louis IX of France. In 1302, the young Louis fought at the Battle of Courtrai, and in 1310 he became the Grand Chamberman of France. King Charles IV of France gave him the title of Duke of Bourbon, making his fief a duchy-peerage and granting him Clermont in 1331. Louis was a member of Philip VI of France's inner circle, although his health began to fade; he had mental breakdowns like other members of his family, such as Charles VI of France and Henry VI of England. His eldest son would become Peter I of Bourbon on his death in 1341; his daughter Marie of Bourbon would become Empress of the Latin Empire; his youngest child would become Queen Beatrix of Bohemia by marrying John of Bohemia in 1334.